1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auMelanie Pinolahttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/melaniepinola-usa/For Significant Savings, Tackle Your Biggest Expenses Firstrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nDR9sFU5n6"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/09/for-significant-savings-tackle-your-biggest-expenses-first/">For Significant Savings, Tackle Your Biggest Expenses First</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/09/for-significant-savings-tackle-your-biggest-expenses-first/embed/#?secret=nDR9sFU5n6" width="600" height="338" title="“For Significant Savings, Tackle Your Biggest Expenses First” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="nDR9sFU5n6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Tackling your biggest expenses first may sound like a no-brainer, but many people, if you think about it, do go about trying to save money by cutting out little things, like the daily cup of coffee, without addressing major expenses, like mortgages.